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The Ventures ME report, commissioned by DMG, the organisers of the INDEX exhibition in Dubai, details the activity within the construction, interiors and fit out markets for 2013 / 2014 by country within the GCC region. With overall market statistics and named project information, the report provides unique detail on the commercial, education and healthcare fit out opportunities available in the region.

As the US agents for the show, and in turn the organisers of the North American Campus at the show, we are pleased to now offer this for download from our website as below :

Behold the Hamster Wheel Standing Desk by San Francisco-based artist Robb Godshaw and developer Will Doenlen. The creators say they built it as an alternative to the treadmill desk, and they even made their design instructions public, so you can build your own.

With effect from 1st Aug 2014, Independent Freight has moved to a state of the art logistics building, providing multiple door, all weather, concurrent loading access, and expanded on-site office and warehouse facilities.

The first two days of the World Architecture Festival 2013 have been intense. Keynotes by Charles Jencks and Dietmer Eberle and several other lectures filled the auditorium and festival hall stage, while hundreds of architects watched the live “crits,” during which firms presented their projects in front of the festival jury and an audience. Following these two days the winners of each category were finally announced, and today the super jury will choose the World Building of the Year, followed by a lecture by Sou Fujimoto. Check the full list of winners, highly commended entries and the jury’s comments (so far) here

BUILDINGS CATEGORY WINNERS:

House — The Left-Over-Space House (Australia), Cox Rayner Architects, Casey and Rebekah Vallance

With effect from Midnight on 30th September, the US Federal Government has ‘shut down’ due to a lapse in federal funding. Essential services are being maintained, but those services considered non essential remain unfunded.

This will have an impact on the processing of government operations in support of international trade to and from the US, particularly where manual activities such as inspection may be requir

ed. Depending on how long the shutdown continues, we can also expect problems due to the lack of support for automated functions.

U.S Customs / CBP have advised on a recent teleconference that ports are open for business and that front line officers and agriculture officers are essential personnel and are in full force. Revenue collection areas such as import specialists, entry specialists, FP&F, Seizure are all in full force. All hours of service at all ports are normal at this time—which includes overtime. The areas that could be impacted would be post release functions and there will likely be challenges due to the absence of mission support and technical personnel.

In addition, we are expecting issues with APHIS, EPA (97% of staff on furlough), FDA (65% of staff on furlough), FMC, U.S.Census Bureau, US International Trade Commission.

The Office Exhibition, the premier trade show for the commercial fit out and commercial interior design industry in the Middle East, has a new name, workspace at INDEX.

For the past 13 years, the largest commercial interiors fit-out and design exhibition in the Middle East has attracted the region’s architects, interior designers and projects managers, buyers and specifiers of commercial interiors fit-out projects. For its most recent show in May 2013, Office was co-located with the INDEX International Design Exhibition.

As the largest and longest running interiors and design show in the Middle East, INDEX attracts the world’s leading interior designer brands and exhibitors as they compete for their share of the GCC’s US$9.2bn interiors and fit-out market across residential, hospitality, and retail sectors.

“This change in identity for Office is a very positive step and sharpens our focus on the expectations and demands of exhibitors and trade visitors,” said Frederique Maurell, Group Event Director – Design at dmg events. “The new workspace at INDEX brand confirms and strengthens the exhibition’s strong links to INDEX, and the natural synergy between the two concepts is evident.

The decision to run the two shows simultaneously, with commonality of branding, was taken in direct response to the feedback received at this year’s shows. In 2013, a quarter (24 per cent) of all INDEX visitors also attended The Office Exhibition and 27 per cent of our visitors were interested in commercial design products. Together, these two shows create the region’s number one destination for interiors; delivering the very best and the very latest in interior design solutions across all market segments. This realignment will help us to expand the commercial interiors event and its product offering and illustrate that the new workspace at INDEX show is about much more than just office furniture.”

An exhibitor at the recently concluded The Office Exhibition 2013, Marco Molinari, Executive Vice President, HNI Corporation and President, HNI International, said: “The Office Exhibition 2013 continues to be an important venue for HNI Corporation to effectively access clients and key influencers in the region. It is professional, growing and well organized and attracts international attention and participation.”

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — NeoCon hasn’t moved to Last Vegas, but expect the office furniture industry’s upcoming big trade show in Chicago to feature products that have the high-tech feel of the annual Consumer Electronics Show.

Some of those products will include a digital wall offering up to 160 acres of virtual space, a chair designed for mobile device users, and wireless chargers built into desktops.

The high-tech theme marks a change of course for the industry as a whole, notes Mike Dunlap, a Holland-based office furniture analyst.

“We went a couple of decades of where technology was viewed as an accessory in the office world,” said Dunlap. “Technology was placed on, next, above or below desks.”

Now technology is being integrated into the furniture or even becoming a secondary element in the office, Dunlap added.

$ 51 billion is the forecasted value of GCC commercial building construction projects due for completion in 2013

Last year saw unprecedented growth across all sectors of the GCC contract fit-out and interiors market, with the region still bucking the global trends with regard to economic recovery and growth.

This continuing growth and prosperity clearly illustrates the importance of establishing strong business foundations across the region; and what better way to do that than by exhibiting at the region’s largest and longest established contract and commercial interiors fit-out and design show … the Office Exhibition!

Offices within the affected region are generally open for business, but in many cases with restricted operations due to continuing power outages and problems with public transportation which is affecting the staff commute.

Data and Landline phone services are generally restored and operational, but cell services are still subject to interruption.

Airfreight operations JFK/EWR improve on a daily basis.

Port Status remains as per Nov 1st, ie New York and New Jersey remain closed, other East Coats Ports operational and accepting cargo. Shipping lines are generally skipping New York / New Jersey calls, and cargo being diverted to Norfolk or other ports. Maersk Line’s schedule as below is fairly typical :

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Vessel Update:
The following vessels are being diverted due to the closure of the port of New York/New Jersey.
MECL Service – Maersk Carolina
Will reverse rotation to first call Charleston and Newark Last. The new schedule is Charleston(11/2) , Norfolk (11/4) and Newark (11/6)
MECL2 – Maersk Iowa
Will arrive in Philadelphia on 11/2, Savannah 11/4, Houston 11/8, Norfolk 11/12. All Newark cargo will be discharged in Philadelphia.
WESTMED – Holsatia
Will arrive in Norfolk today 11/1 and arrive in Savannah on 11/3. All Newark cargo will be discharged in Norfolk.